Tuesday, March 11, 2014

News Headlines (468) 9 March - 11 March 2014

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► 9 March 2014 : Communication is everything today -- so you need to choose your words with greater care. That may not come naturally to you, but that just means that you've got to slow down and take more time.

► 10 March 2014 : This is not the best time to suppress your initial reactions -- in fact, you may want to let fly with whatever crosses your mind. That does involve some backtracking, but better that than dishonesty.

► 11 March : You need an emotional outlet -- and that doesn't mean a punching bag! Unless boxing is your preferred means of venting, you need to find a non-aggressive method for handling all this. If you keep a hopeful attitude and stay focused on the positive, you should start to sense a new beginning coming soon. Deep inside of you, exciting new ideas are finally starting to gel. If you have been looking for new romance, this could be the start of a special relationship that takes you in a different direction. You are definitely ready for the emotional challenge of it.

■ 4 March 2014 : Ukraine: Putin's headaches. There are still factors beyond the control of Russia's president: the economy, regional resistance, and the Crimea's Tatars
■ 11 March 2014 : Ukraine crisis: Russia preparing counter-offer to US demands. Kremlin says Washington's stance on negotiations unacceptable because it accepts ouster of Yanukovych as fait accompli

► FILM &ANIMATIONS : Transformers: Age of Extinction Teaser Trailer. The official Transformers: Age of Extinction teaser trailer starring Mark Wahlberg! Published on Mar 4, 2014 by Transformers: Age of Extinction

► SCIENCE & T ECHNOLOGYSamsung GALAXY S5 - Official Introduction. Focusing on capabilities that matter the most to users, the new Samsung GALAXY S5 offers a refined experience while innovating essential, day-to-day features.

Featuring a perforated pattern on the back cover and an array of vivid colors (shimmery White, charcoal Black, copper Gold and electric Blue), the GALAXY S5's modern glam design complements your individual style, while the 5.1-inch Full HD Super AMOLED screen with a slim bezel and Adaptive Display provides a superior viewing experience.

Around back is a 16-megapixel camera with a larger image sensor. It has the world's fastest autofocus speed up to 0.3 seconds on a smartphone, a new Selective Focus that makes it a snap to take pictures with blurred backgrounds, as well as the ability to preview in real time when capturing High Dynamic Range (Rich Tone) images and videos.

The GALAXY S5 also has the most advanced Wi-Fi and LTE performance with support for Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2X2 MIMO and LTE Category 4 standard. For an even faster connection, Download Booster lets you bond Wi-Fi and LTE simultaneously to maximize data speeds.

For an active lifestyle, the GALAXY S5 provides dedicated fitness tools such as the ability to set tailored goals for workouts, track fitness progress and measure heart rate with built-in heart rate sensor. You can further customize the experience with the next-generation of Gear wearables with enriched third-party app ecosystem.

Other features on the GALAXY S5 include dust and water resistance (IP67), an Ultra Power Saving Mode for times when you need to minimize battery consumption and a Finger Scanner for additional security.

* Services listed may change or not be available in all regions and features, connectivity and memory options may vary by region.* Google, Google Play, Android, Google Maps and Google are trademarks of Google Inc.

Published on Mar 4, 2014 by Samsung Mobile

► ENTERTAINMENT : Godzilla - Official Main Trailer [HD]. Published on Feb 25, 2014 by Godzilla

► Missing Malaysian jet may have disintegrated in mid-air: source - By Eveline Danubrata and Nguyen Phuong Linh
A missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner may have turned back from its scheduled route before vanishing from radar screens, military officers said, deepening the mystery surrounding the fate of the plane and the 239 people | Video

► Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea - By Alissa de Carbonnel
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Russian forces tightened their grip on Crimea despite a U.S. warning to Moscow that annexing the southern Ukrainian region would close the door to diplomacy in a tense East-West standoff.

► Confrontation in Ukraine as diplomacy stalls - By Andrew Osborn and Natalia Zinets
A pro-Russian force opened fire in seizing a Ukrainian military base in Crimea and NATO announced reconnaissance flights along its eastern frontiers as confrontation around the Black Sea peninsula showed no sign of easing. | Video

That's right, everyone is entitled to say the same thing, but I am very confident : you will never be the first lady of France, Ms. Itchy! You will only get a squint-eyed frog: François Hollande.

And you, France, please make this scandal for you to learn more polite: a president must show his legal wife as the first lady of the country, because if not, then your country reputation will degenerate if your president is allowed to show so many women of him, mmmm ... including commercial sex workers from the upper classes, maybe?

He's such an awkward actor because he plays an unclear role. After the dramatic story of his life, Khodorkovsky said that he did not want to return to politics and business, but now I smile to myself, seeing him there : he's standing in front of the public in what capacity? A political speaker? A politics lecturer? Or he considers this situation as a free event for the public speaker training?

Mr. Pointy Nose, sorry. I feel your debut is not as good as Chinese pandas in American zoos, eehhehe ...

The title of this news is very cornering Russia. If what is done by the Russia called occupation, then what is the name for what is done by Israel to the Palestinian all this time, hm? And see how the response of the Americas to Israel than America's response to Russia. Anyway, I wonder. In what capacity the U.S. is allowed to impose sanctions on Russia? Is the U.S. an international judge? What is the UN role in such case? Arghh, ...UN, you're toothless!

I hope you -- the UN Security Council, including permanent member states of the UN Security Council -- are willing to assume your responsibilities in accordance with the United Nations charter in maintaining international peace and security.

The most controversial element of the anti-government alliance in Ukraine is Svoboda. This group is an extreme right-wing political party that not only has representation in parliament, but has been dubbed by the critics as a neo-Nazi organization.

And the American government supports neo-Nazis. This is ironic. Neo-conservative and pro-Israel also support the neo-Nazi. This is causing the majority of Ukrainian government is illegal. And you, Mr. pointy nose, why do not you point to the opposition in Ukraine but Russia government? Why you can only blame but you're not calling to resolve conflicts by promoting a peacefull solution?

They had staged a coup to Yanukovych, and it is supported by extremists in Ukraine. And the situation is exacerbated by the West against the legitimate constitutional in Ukraine.

Condition in Ukraine that originally is political instability in the country has now developed into an international crisis that not only threatens the sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine but increases the risk of tension between the countries concerned.

If you are concerned with Ukriana, I hope you can refrain from provocative comment, but as much as possible you should dampen the crisisand give priority to a peaceful settlement of the situation in Ukraine, and one thing: do not forget to respect the international law, okay?

Moreover, you have stated that this conflict is a family matter. So, do not blame anyone in Russian big family, but you should be aware of the outsiders who threat the integrity of Russian family. You know who they are. I do not see any sincerity there with you, but only wound and escape. It seems, you are fit to associate with them.

By the way, what's with the news about you? No ambition to become president of Russia? Oh. So, what now? You want to be the president of Ukraine? Ahahaa ...sorry, I do not actually good at joking, ahem ahem. Only my partner who can laugh at the way I am joking, because he knows: the only thing I can't do is kidding. Ehhehehe ...

■ Gagarin:Untold Story of First Man in Space (RT Documentary).The world's first Cosmonaut; everyone knows his name, but few people ever knew the man. Some say Yuri Gagarin's iconic first spaceflight was the product of immense good fortune. Others believe he was destined for greatness. With the 80th anniversary of his birth drawing near, RT meets some of Gagarin's friends and family, who tell the more personal and untold story of the first man ever to venture into space.

■ Great Expectations: Crimeans await fateful referendum (RT Documentary). From the late 18th century Crimea was a part of Russia; that was until 1954 when Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev, issued a decree transferring the small Black Sea peninsular from Russia to Ukraine which was still a part of the USSR. Crimea is, to this day, mostly populated by Russians, though there are also many Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars. The current situation on the peninsula is tense and complicated, people are divided; some of them want Crimea to return to being a part of Russia, others support an undivided Ukraine. A referendum on Crimea's future status will take place on March 16th 2014. RT sent a camera crew to Crimea to hear directly from some residents of this troubled part of the world.

■ The Truthseeker: NGO documents plan Ukraine war (E35). NGOs caught forging documents for war, insider warns all NGOs infiltrated; 'Independent military observers' for EU-based group OSCE again turned away in Crimea, OSCE branded one more 'vulgar instrument' for foreign interests; and CNN buys the latest State Department hoax.

■ Cosmic Hero: First man in space Yury Gagarin's 80th b-day. On March 9, legendary Soviet cosmonaut Yury Gagarin, the first man in space, would have turned 80. His 108-minute epic orbital flight on April 12, 1961 ushered in the era of space exploration - and his charming smile became its symbol.

■ No Saudi gays allowed? 'US violates its own principles to please monarchy' . He could be executed at home, has already received death threats, and is pinning his hopes on the US giving him shelter. But an openly gay Saudi diplomat who is seeking asylum has been left in legal limbo - and some believe for political reasons.

■ Escobar: Kiev coup is tequila sunrise revolution with neo-Nazi flavor. A referendum in Crimea will say in a week if the region wants more autonomy from Kiev, or if it sees itself a part of Russia. To discuss the upcoming vote, RT speaks to foreign affairs journalist, Pepe Escobar.

■ Dolls that save little lives (RT Documentary). At times, life's worst tragedies can turn into new opportunities. After surviving a devastating car crash, Svetlana started a charity to help sick children live. Join RT to see how making dolls saves little lives.

► The Cure - Bangladesh's Floating Hospital 1/2. An estimated 16 million people in Bangladesh have a disability and most of them live in rural areas and cannot reach modern healthcare facilities. But the charity IMPACT is helping local medics treat disabilities aboard a three-deck floating hospital. Published on Sep 3, 2013 || ► The Cure - Bangladesh's Floating Hospital 2/2. Millions of Bangladeshis have no access to modern healthcare. A shortage of qualified medical staff, a dearth of health services, poor infrastructure and frequent flooding means health statistics -- though improving -- remain dismal. But aboard the Jibon Tari (Boat of Life) Floating Hospital, run by the charity IMPACT, free or affordable medical care is provided to scores of patients each day. Published on Sep 3, 2013

► DOCUMENTARY & NEWS : Al Jazeera World : The Justice Boat. To the Brazilian state many of the people who live on the Amazon are invisible. They have no access to health care, social services or the justice system. But one woman, Judge Sueli Pini, is changing that. She delivers justice and healthcare by boat.

Earlier this year, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had said his country would emerge as the "winner" and be "stronger" than the sponsored foreign militants.

Assad further stated that the Syrian army has the ability to fight the terrorists extremists, and he stressed that the "real battle" was against "Takfiri Wahhabi militants."

The world is reconsidering its attitude towards Syria and the Syrian crisis will continue to engage with other Arab countries despite pressure from Saudi.

In a message to the Pope Francis at the end of December 2013, President Assad said Damascus would "maintain all its citizens, whatever their religion from the crimes committed by the Takfiri group who attacked them in the home, in places of worship and in the environment where they are"

On January 2, Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Al-Halqi described 2014 as the year of victory over terrorism state, praised the Syrian nation to confront the terrorist groups operating in the Arab countries during the past few years.

► Paul: I Wouldn't Let Putin Get Away With It - "Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of that nation's sovereignty and an affront to the international community," writes Senator Rand Paul for TIME, arguing that if he were President, he wouldn't let Putin get away with his actions in Crimea

Well, that's why to this day I'm not comfortable with you, though I am not too anti-you. But it is not you in 2016. Do not get too elated, do not be too heartened. Mwah!

Americans, please choose a president who can cooperate with Russia and Middle Eastern countries, -- do not choose a president whose foreign policies worsen the relationship between Israel and Palestine, for example -- because this will maintain the stability of the world's security. You must choose a president who can change a bad profile of America: fond of intervention, unsportsmanlike, fond of war, rhetorical, reckless in denouncing, always make a lot of mess everywhere, Islamophobia, greedy, and fond of eating fatty foods.

That's all. Thank you.

► Senate to Vote on Sex Assault - The Senate will vote on a scaled-back military reform measure after Senator Gillibrand's reform package fell short of the 60 votes it needed

► The 300 Lost the Battle, but They're Winning the War - The sex-and-gore Greek epic 300: Rise of an Empire took home $45 million this weekend, handily topping DreamWorks' Mr. Peabody & Sherman, an animated romp through space and time featuring a brilliant beagle and his pet boy

► SNL Imagines Girls in Biblical Times ... With Nudity - Girls star and creator Lena Dunham, who hosted the comedy sketch program for the first time Saturday night, trades Brooklyn for the Garden of Eden in this latest spoof of the Golden Globes–winning hit HBO series

► Camp Hillary Shifts Into Overdrive - Hillary Clinton's shadow presidential campaign is shifting into overdrive with the Super PAC's website getting a makeover, complete with two elements that symbolize how her backers are borrowing as much as they can from the Obama campaigns

► Yikes! Aircraft Collides With Skydiver, Nobody Hurt - Miraculously, nobody was injured when a single-engine Cessna piloted by an 87-year-old airman flew into a landing skydiver's parachute while practicing touch-and-goes at an airfield near Tampa, Florida

► Rob Ford Goofs on Daylight Savings Time Tweet - The embattled crack-smoking mayor of Toronto gave his hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers the wrong clock-setting advice ahead of this weekend's Daylight Savings Time switchover

► Perfect Turnout for N. Korea's Sham 'Election' - The first national 'election' under dictator Kim Jong Un -- with only one candidate on the ballot papers -- allows the state to conduct an unofficial census, as well as rubber-stamp state-chosen representatives for the national parliament

► Where Is the Plane?
Officials are expanding the search area to a 100-nautical-mile radius for a Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing this weekend as search crews, families and observers across the world wonder how a plane seemingly disappeared without a trace.

► North Korea's Sham Elections
The stranger-than-fiction vote offers few surprises but the once-every-five-years election provides a better sense of how North

► Colorado Marijuana Makes $2M
Officials will use the windfall to build new schools and possibly for advertisements against driving while high

► Putin's Man in Crimea Pushes Region Towards Russia
Sergei Aksyonov, the pro-Russian Crimean PM who is driving the region toward secession, is at the center of an international crisis. But little is known about a man who rose from obscurity in a month and who some claim is a former gangster nicknamed the 'Goblin'

► Snowden: NSA Is 'Setting Fire' to the Internet
Speaking via a video link to a tech conference at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, the former NSA contractor said that the spy agency undermines the trust and security upon which a well-functioning Internet depend

► Un Tu, Caesar? Shakespeare Coming to North Korea
London's historic Globe Theatre plans to perform Hamlet, one of William's Shakespeare's most well-known works, in every country in the world to celebrate The Bard's 450th birthday — and "we have decided that every country means every country," the performers say

There are two crucial period in the history of contemporary Russian nation, namely : in the period of transition from the breakup of the Soviet Union (1991-2000), in which democratic values ​​increased, but the morality of the nation dropped dramatically in the middle of the large amount of sovereign debt of nearly 80 billion U.S. dollars and the presence of acute apathy towards legal certainty.

In the period of the 2000s, Putin attempted to revive the morale of the nation, along with the achievement of the main objectives in restoring the Russian economy. Since that time, Russia experienced a transformation. Gradually, the socio- economic life of the people making progress until now. The sustainability of the economic improvement of the EAS member states, BRICS and the G - 8 can be maintained, among other because it is supported also by the presence of "stability" of its social and domestic politics.

Conducive environment for the sustainability of development is a major concern of Kremlin. Various potential threat or disruption to the stability of the external and internal state, pre-emptive handled by Putin administration, among others through the legal guidelines in force since Putin's office in the Kremlin, in May 2012.

Putin has a vision and is very concerned to consolidate national identity in the midst of the dynamics of globalization. For him, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity is something absolute (unconditional). Policies, laws and regulations - which are considered controversial - still run consistently to this day.

Pussy Riots detention for insulting the government, the arrest of U.S. diplomats in Moscow for spying in Moscow, "protection" given by Russia to Edward Snowden as NSA whistleblowers and the detention of 14 crew of the Greenpeace ship who protesting the Gazprom drilling activity in the Arctic are only a few cases as a reflection of the firmness of Putin's Government. This is all done to maintain the integrity of government and state, tolerance and without exception. Why? Because this is Russia, man!

High determination shown by the Russian government to confront and overcome the current problems and issues certainly can not be separated from the Putin factor. Idiosyncratic aspect and his leadership style for nearly 15 years also influence the transformation process towards a new Russia.

The main points of his thinking about the values, strategy and future development of Russia, among others are:

1. New strategies are needed to maintain Russia's national identity in the midst of rapid change in the world which is more open, transparent and interdependent.

2. To build a country, needs to have a spiritual, cultural and national self - determination. Without this, Russia will not be able to face internal and external challenges, and will lose in global competition. Pessimism has no place in this doctrine.

3. Russia has a military mastery, adequate technological and economic. However, a more decisive development success is the quality of citizens and communities in terms of toughness quality intellectual, spiritual and moral, as well as the extent to which they identify themselves as part of the history, values ​​and traditions of the nation. This then requires a unifying element in the form of a sense of responsibility and a clear common goal. The education sector
rated plays an important role as a source of unique formation of character and mentality, as well as the foundation of nationalism.

4. Independence and spiritual sovereignty, ideology and foreign policy is an integral part of the Russian national character. Aspirations and national identity can not be established by an ideological monopoly, because it will be vulnerable. For that reason, the historical creativity is needed , given the national identity is not static.

5. Formation of the Russian consciousness needs to be improved in multiethnic and multicultural as well as the promotion patriotism and pride in the nation's history. Exploitation of the tribal factor will only undermined the integrity of the Russian national.

6. Russia is built with a diversity, harmony, and the balance projected on Russia's position on various issues in global politics.

7. 21st century will be colored by intense competition between countries, so that the integration with countries around the region becomes priority.

Eurasian Economic Union is an opportunity for the countries of ex-Soviet to be independent of global growth center,
do not depend on other regions. Thus, Russia should contribute significantly to the world in the 21st century.

Related to the economic field, Putin stated, "Along with the improvement in the world economy, it's time for Russia economic development is directed back into growth mode". Also the need for a structural change oriented to the improvement of productivity of human resources, the effectiveness of budget expenditure and reduction of production costs.

Although its total GDP reached more than 3,000 trillion dollars (the second largest in Europe), Putin realizes and calculates, the gap between the level of consumption and Russian production levels are still at risk. Putin does not close his eyes anyway, some people still feel the "uncertainty" related to the political situation in the country.

Symptoms of technocrats brain drain and capital-flight outside Russian territory has been read by him. Therefore
Putin has a solution to restructure the labor market. The Government will reduce the kind of low-wage jobs, add job
with a high position in the modern industry with attractive career and waged scheme.

Providing incentives for sectors driving exports of non-natural resource with facilitation and opening pathways for SME exports become policy options. These measures are supported by creative marketing system, export guarantee programs and the creation of the Russian product demand through intelligent domestic investment management. A long-term economic projections.

Russia has been and will be the chairman or the host of several major international events, including the APEC (2012), G-20 (2013), the World University Games (Universiade), Kazan Summit (2013), Winter Olympiad (2014) and the FIFA World Cup (2018). Russia now has trendy, sociable, and open itself.

This spirit of openness pervades even this Russia's number one. A few days after his innovative proposals on resolving the Syrian echoed, Putin for his personal initiative "greeted" the U.S. citizens and "informed" the Obama administration through an open letter in the New York Times (9/11/13).

"We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement." thus one of his quote. ***(CZ-lacalifusa031114)

A Sudanese family takes shelter under their donkey cart at the Kalma refugee camp for internally displaced people, south of the Darfur town of Nyala, Sudan. Thousands have been recently displaced after the looting and destruction of a number of villages in South Darfur. At least 20, 000 have settled in refugee camps in Nyala. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Albert Gonzalez Farran / Associated Press

Fatima Abdala rests inside a makeshift tent at the Kalma refugee camp for internally displaced people, south of the Darfur town of Nyala, Sudan. Refugees have complained about the lack of food, water and shelter. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Albert Gonzalez Farran / Associated Press

"Signature" by artist Johannes Pannekoek can be seen at the 10th annual Sculpture by the Sea event at Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Australia. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Paul Kane / Getty Images

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"Thank you for your perception! I like your romantic side, even if I do not always comment and I'm glad that you're in my circle of friends."(Courtesies by: Wolfgang A. Gerhardt)

Wolfgang A.Gerhardt : May be you like this Sunday collage

Cisca Zarmansyah : Before today, there never was a person doing this to me. You create a simple matter to look special. This is a special thing for me.

Cisca Zarmansyah : Thank you. I love it. I love you, my friend. ♥

CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Hmm, he's so nice...

"I am me.
In all the world,
there is no one else exactly like me.
Everything that comes out of me
is authentically mine,
because I alone chose it --
I own everything about me:
my body,
my feelings,
my mouth,
my voice,
all my actions,
whether they be to others or myself.
I own my fantasies,
my dreams,
my hopes,
my fears.
I own my triumphs and successes,
all my failures and mistakes.
Because I own all of me,
I can become intimately acquainted with me.
By so doing,
I can love me
and be friendly with all my parts.
I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me,
and other aspects that I do not know
-- but as long as I am friendly
and loving to myself,
I can courageously and hopefully
look for solutions
to the puzzles and ways
to find out more about me.
However I look and sound,
whatever I say and do,
and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time
is authentically me.
If later some parts of how I looked,
sounded,
thought,
and felt
turn out to be unfitting,
I can discard that which is unfitting,
keep the rest,
and invent something new
for that which I discarded.
I can see,
hear,
feel,
think,
say, and do.
I have the tools to survive,
to be close to others,
to be productive,
and to make sense
and order out of the world of people
and things outside of me.
I own me,
and therefore,
I can engineer me.
I am me,
and I am okay."

VIRGINIA SATIR
(American Phychologist and Educator, 1916-1988)

About Me

"When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent. I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent. I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out. I was not a trade unionist. When they came for the Jews, I remained silent. I wasn't a Jew. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out." - Martin Niemöller